Experiments suggest that sums as low as $50 can help the world’s poorest protect themselves and their property in ways they couldn’t otherwise.
Author: SOMINI SENGUPTA
Heat Wave and Wildfire Smoke Affecting Huge Portions of North America
The twin threats have sickened people across the continent with little relief in sight.
Bangladesh Offers a Glimpse of the Water Crises of Tomorrow
Bangladesh, a river delta nation, is on the front line of climate change. Its coping strategies could offer lessons for the wider world.
Will Wildfires Like Canada’s Become the New Normal?
Canada’s devastating fires and toxic smoke might not recur every year, but the heat from climate change increases the risks of a wide range of disasters.
Canadian Wildfires, Smoke and Heat Herald Climate Extremes
Scientists have long warned that global warming will increase the chance of severe wildfires like those burning across Canada and heat waves like the one smothering Puerto Rico.
A More Climate-Resistant Coffee Rises in Africa
As global warming threatens the two main varieties, coffee growers in Uganda are betting on a type that can stand up to heat, drought and pests.
Meet the Climate Hackers of Malawi
On tiny farms they’re testing creative ideas to stay ahead of the cascading threats — heat and drought, cyclones and floods — transforming their world.
Vanuatu Strikes a Blow for Climate Justice
Vanuatu, a disaster-prone Pacific country, has secured United Nations approval to take that question to the International Court of Justice.
Tiny Vanuatu Uses Its ‘Unimportance’ to Launch Big Climate Ideas
It wants a top international court to weigh in on whether nations are legally bound to protect against climate risks.
At COP27, World Leaders Urge Faster Action on Climate Change
On the first day of COP27, the U.N. climate talks, world leaders urged each other to move faster to cut the pollution that is warming the planet while recognizing the war in Ukraine’s global energy effects and the unequal effects of climate change to d…